Join us at the 14th Annual Asian Pacific Filmmakers Experience at Sundance 2018!

Asian and Asian Pacific filmmakers are making history once again in Park City with a vast array of remarkable films and creative projects at the 2018 Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals. Our artists, creators and industry insiders are coming together celebrating a day of discussions and sharing of resources and experience, as we recognize our amazing talent who are out there telling our stories and making media projects that are shifting the landscape. The recent hashtag #AsAmCreatorRollCall initiated by filmmaker/writer

Greg Pak is our overarching theme this year, as the day will feature our Asian Pacific American content creators who are bringing it.

This year’s edition is lovingly dedicated to the remarkable IRENE CHO, who guided the Asian Pacific Filmmakers Experience Committee from 2013 through 2017. Her spirit, fierceness, and absolute dedication to insuring the success of our Asian Pacific cinematic creative community will never be forgotten.

Join Visual Communications, David Magdael & Associates, Kollaboration, Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE), Asian American Artists Foundation, Pacific Arts Movement, and Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) at ClaimJumper and the Kickstarter House for a full day of activities in celebration and a call to action with vital creatives of our Asian Pacific American communities.

THE RUNDOWN

10:30 – 11:30 AM

KICK OFF – OPENING RECEPTION

ClaimJumper | 573 Main Street, 3rd. Fl., Park City, UT 84060

Kick off the 14th Annual APA Filmmakers Experience with an opening reception at Claim Jumper on Main Street and pre-reception for the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)/Sundance Institute panel, “Beyond Borders”.

RECEPTION EVENT – by INVITATION ONLY

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

BEYOND BORDERS: ASIAN AMERICANS AND THE IMMIGRANT VOICE

ClaimJumper | 573 Main Street, 3rd. Fl., Park City, UT 84060

Presented by the Center for Asian American Media and the Sundance Institute

Asian American filmmakers discuss the unique challenges and opportunities of building and sustaining careers as immigrant filmmakers. From unique access to communities and their stories, to the burdens of representing new viewpoints in a rapidly changing cultural landscape and filmmaking industry, join us for this relevant and dynamic conversation about what it means to be an immigrant filmmaker today and in the future.

Director Jon M. Chu (CRAZY RICH ASIANS); Jimmy O. Yang (SILICON VALLEY); filmmaker Andrew Ahn; producers Gingger Shankar and Nina Yang Bongiovi; writer/actress Vivian Bang (WHITE RABBIT; END OF THE LINE) and others share insights on navigating the creation of Asian American projects and the utilization of Asian American talent. This is a time to name-check our our own communities to recognize the talent in the industry and support the projects being developed. Time is now! Moderated by Minji Chang and David Magdael. TO RECEIVE AN INVITE, REGISTER HERE.

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

#AsAmCreatorRollCall Celebration

Kickstarter House | Park City, UT 84060

Raise a glass to all of our Sundance/Slamdance filmmakers as we roll call and name-check our own Asian Pacific talented creators, artists and leaders who are paving a way and making a difference in media. Celebrate our filmmakers and artists who are premiering their projects this year at Park City. TO RECEIVE AN INVITE, REGISTER HERE.